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(1) Spassky,Boris V (2660) - Fischer,Robert James (2785) [A77]

World Championship 28th Reykjavik (3), 16.07.1972

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1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
e6
3.Nf3
c5
4.d5
exd5
5.cxd5
d6
6.Nc3
g6
7.Nd2
/\ Nc4


7...Nbd7
8.e4
[8.Nc4
Nb6
]


8...Bg7
9.Be2
[‹9.Bd3
Schwarz droht gelegentlich: c4, Ne5; ‹9.Bc4
Schwarz droht gelegentlich: b5 ]


9...0-0
10.0-0
Re8
11.Qc2
[11.a4
; 11.f3
Petrosjan]


11...Nh5!?
12.Bxh5
[12.g3
Ne5
13.f4
Ng4
14.Nc4
>< >> 14...Bxc3
/\ b5 Byrne; 12.f4
Bd4+
13.Kh1
Ndf6
/\ 14... Ng4 Purdy; 12.Rd1
Nf4
13.Bf1
Ne5
14.Nc4
g5!
Smyslov]


12...gxh5
13.Nc4
[13.a4
Ne5
14.Nd1!
Qh4
15.Ne3
Ng4
16.Nxg4
hxg4
17.Nc4
Qf6?
Nunn (17...g3
18.fxg3
Qxe4
19.Qxe4
Rxe4
20.Nxd6
Re5
21.Nxf7+/-
Nunn) 18.Bd2
Qg6
19.Bc3
Bxc3
20.bxc3
b6
(>=20...f5
21.f3
Bd7~~
Byrne) 21.Rfe1
Ba6
22.Nd2
Re5
23.f4!+-
Gligoric-Kavalek/Skopje ol/1972/]


13...Ne5
/\ 14.Ne5 Be5-> Purdy


14.Ne3
[14.Nxe5
Bxe5
15.Be3
Byrne]


14...Qh4
15.Bd2
[15.f3!
Byrne; 15.Nb5
Qe7
/\ 16... a6,17... b5 -/+ << 16.a4
a6
17.Nc3
b6
/\ Rb8, Bd7, b5 (17...Rb8?
18.a5!+/-
) 18.a5?
b5
Smith]


15...Ng4
[15...Nf3+?
16.gxf3
Be5
17.Rfc1+-
Byrne]


16.Nxg4
hxg4
17.Bf4
[17.Ne2!?
Bf5
(17...f5
18.Ng3
fxe4
(18...Be5!
/\ 19... f4! 19.exf5
Rf8
20.f4
(20.Bc3
Rf6!
21.Bxe5
Rh6-+
; 20.Rfe1
Bxf5
21.Nxf5?
Qxh2+->
+-) 20...Bd4+
21.Kh1
Rf6
/\ Qg3 22.Be1
Rh6-+
Purdy) 19.Rfe1
/\ 20.Bc3 Smyslov) 18.Ng3
(18.exf5
Rxe2-/+
) 18...Bg6
19.Rae1
h5
20.Bc3=
Smith]


17...Qf6
18.g3?
[18.Bg3<=>
h5
19.f3!
Byrne (19.Nb5!
Kholmov) 19...h4
20.Be1
Purdy (20.fxg4
Qe7-/+
) ; >=18.Qd2
Smith/Smyslov 18...Qg6-/+
/\ 19... f5 ^^ Purdy]


18...Bd7|^
/\ b5


19.a4
b6
/\ a6, b5 Smith [19...a6?
20.a5!+/-
]


20.Rfe1
[20.a5
b5
]


20...a6-/+
Smith


21.Re2
/\ Rad1, e5


21...b5!
[21...Re7
22.Rae1
Rae8
23.Qd3!
]


22.Rae1
[22.axb5
axb5
23.Rxa8
Rxa8
24.e5
dxe5
(24...Ra1+
25.Kg2
dxe5
26.Rxe5
(26.Bxe5
Qh6!
) 26...b4
27.Ne4
Qh6-+
) 25.Rxe5
b4
26.Ne2
(26.Ne4
Ra1+
27.Kg2
Qa6
/\ Qf1#) 26...Qg6!
Byrne]


22...Qg6
23.b3
Re7
[23...Bxc3
24.Qxc3
bxa4
25.bxa4
Bxa4
26.e5!->
Byrne]


24.Qd3
Rb8
/\ 25... ba /\ Rb3 26.ba-/+ Byrne


25.axb5
axb5
/\ 26... b4 27... Bb5 Smith [25...Bxb5?
26.Nxb5
Byrne]


26.b4[]
Smith


26...c4
[26...cxb4
27.Na2
]


27.Qd2
Rbe8
28.Re3
[28.Bg5??
Bxc3
29.Qxc3
Qxg5+-
]


28...h5
[28...Bxc3
29.Qxc3
Rxe4
30.Rxe4
Rxe4
31.Rxe4
Qxe4
32.Qf6<=>
Byrne]


29.R3e2
Kh7
[>=29...Bxc3
Byrne]


30.Re3
Kg8
[30...Bxc3
31.Qxc3
Rxe4
32.Rxe4
Rxe4
33.Rxe4
Qxe4
34.Qf6<=>
]


31.R3e2
Bxc3
32.Qxc3
Rxe4
33.Rxe4
Rxe4
34.Rxe4
Qxe4-+
Smith


35.Bh6
[35.Bxd6
Qxd5
/\ 36... Bc6 +- Byrne]


35...Qg6
36.Bc1
Qb1
37.Kf1
Bf5
38.Ke2
Qe4+
39.Qe3
Qc2+
[39...Qxd5
40.Qg5+
Byrne]


40.Qd2
[40.Ke1!
Byrne]


40...Qb3
41.Qd4?
[41.Ke1
Qf3
42.Qg5+
Bg6
43.Qe3
Qh1+
44.Kd2
Qxd5+
45.Kc3
Byrne]


41...Bd3+!
[41...Bd3+
42.Ke1
(42.Kd2
Qc2+
43.Ke1
Qxc1#
; 42.Ke3
Qd1!
43.Qb2
Qf3+
44.Kd4
Qe4+
45.Kc3
Qe1+!
/\ 46... Qe5#) 42...Qxb4+-+
] 0-1

(1) Spassky,Boris V (2660) - Fischer,Robert James (2785) [E56]
World Championship 28th Reykjavik (1), 11.07.1972
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 [4...c5 Petrosjan-Fischer/Buenos Aires (8) cf/1971/0-1/40/ 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ Spassky-Petrosjan/Moskau wm(5)/1-0/31/]

5.e3 [5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Thorbergsson-Fischer/Rykjavik/1960/1/2/26/]

5...0-0 6.Bd3 c5 [6...Nc6 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.0-0+/- Reshevsky-Fischer/Los Angeles/1961/1-0/28/]

7.0-0 Nc6 This position was never played befor by Fischer.

8.a3 Ba5 9.Ne2 [9.cxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 /\ b4 10...Bxc3 11.bxc3^ Byrne 11...Bg4 12.c4 d4!? (12...Ne5 13.cxd5 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qxd5 15.Be2 Qxc5~~ Timman) 13.Rb1+/- Gligoric-Szabo/Beverwijk/1967/]

9...dxc4 10.Bxc4 Bb6 [10...cxd4 11.exd4 h6 12.Bf4 (12.Ba2 Bc7 13.Nc3 Ne7 14.Re1 b6 Hodos-Krogius/USSR ch/1960/; >=12.Qd3 /\ 13.Rad1 nebst eventuell Nf4 Timman) 12...a6 13.Rc1 Ne7 14.Ba2 Bd7 15.Be5 Ned5-/+ Petrosjan-Tolush/USSR ch/1951/; 10...cxd4 11.exd4 Bc7 Smith; 10...Qe7 11.dxc5 Qxc5 12.Ba2 Rd8 13.Qa4 b5 14.Qh4 b4 15.Bd2 /\ 16.Rfc1 +/- Timman]

11.dxc5 [11.Qd3 cxd4 (11...Qe7 /\ Rd8, Bd7-e8) 12.exd4 Byrne]

11...Qxd1 [11...Bxc5 12.Qc2 Byrne /\ 13.b4, 14.Bb2 Timmam]

12.Rxd1 Bxc5 13.b4 Be7 [13...Bb6 Smith]

14.Bb2+/= Byrne

14...Bd7! Byrne [14...b6 15.Nf4 Bb7 16.Ng5 Nd8 17.Rac1 h6? 18.Ngxe6!+- Spassky-Krogius/USSR ch/1958/]

15.Rac1 [15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Rxd7?? Bxa1; 15.Kf1!? Smith; 15.e4! Smith 15...Rfd8 (15...e5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Ba4 18.Re1! Nxe4 19.Nd4 Nd6 20.Bd5+/-) 16.e5 Ne8 17.Ng3! /\ Ne4-c5, Ne4-d6 17...Rac8 18.Rac1 Nb8 19.b5!+/- Timman; >=15.Ned4 Gligoric]

15...Rfd8 16.Ned4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 [17.Rxd4 Byrne; 17.Bxd4? Ba4 18.Rd2 Rac8-/+ /\ 19... b5 Byrne]

17...Ba4 [17...Rac8 Byrne]

18.Bb3 Bxb3 [18...Rxd4 19.Bxa4+/= Byrne (19.Rxd4? Bxb3-/+) ]

19.Nxb3 /\ Na5 Byrne

19...Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rc8 [20...Rd8? 21.Rc1!+/- Byrne]

21.Kf1 Kf8 22.Ke2 [22.Bxf6 Bxf6 23.Rd7 Rc3= Smith]

22...Ne4 /\ 23... Rc7

23.Rc1 Rxc1 24.Bxc1 f6 [24...Ke8 >= Timman 25.Na5 Nd6 26.Kd3 Kd7 (26...b5= Botvinnik) 27.Nc4 (27.e4 b5= Timman) 27...b5= Smith; >=24...Bf6 25.f3 Nd6 /\ Ke7 Pachmann]

25.Na5 [25.f3 Nd6 26.Na5 Smith (26.Nc5 Botvinnik 26...e5 Purdy) ]

25...Nd6 [25...b6? 26.Nc6-> <<>

26.Kd3 /\ 27.e4 Byrne

26...Bd8 [26...Ke8 /\ 27... Kd7= Byrne]

27.Nc4 Bc7 [27...Nxc4= Byrne; 27...Ke7= Byrne]

28.Nxd6 Bxd6 /\ 29... b5=/+ Pachmann

29.b5 ! Pachmann

29...Bxh2?! Byrne/Smith [29...Ke7 30.h3 (30.Ke4 f5+ 31.Kd4? Bxh2-+) 30...e5 /\ 31... Ke6= Botvinnik]

30.g3 h5 31.Ke2 h4 [31...g5 32.Kf3 g4+ 33.Kg2 h4 34.Kxh2 h3 35.f3 f5 36.e4 Ke7 37.Be3 a6 38.bxa6 bxa6 39.exf5 exf5 40.fxg4 fxg4 41.Kg1 Ke6 42.Kf1 Kd5 43.Bg1 Kc4 (43...Ke4 44.Ke2+-) 44.Ke2 Kb3 45.Ke3 Kxa3 46.Kf4+- Timman]

32.Kf3 [32.gxh4 Bd6=/+ Byrne]

32...Ke7 [32...h3 33.Kg4 Bg1 34.Kxh3 Bxf2 35.Bd2!+- Byrne; 32...g5?! 33.Kg2 (33.e4? h3= 34.Be3 Bg1 /\ 35... g4 -+ 35.g4[] a6 -/+/-+ Purdy) 33...g4 34.Kxh2 h3 35.e4 /\ 36.f3 +- Byrne (35.f3 f5 36.e4 Ke7 37.e5!!+- /\ Kf1-.., Bg1 Purdy ) ]

33.Kg2 hxg3 34.fxg3 Bxg3 35.Kxg3 Kd6 36.a4 /\ Ba3 Byrne [36.e4 Kc5 37.Be3+ Kxb5 38.Bxa7 g6 /\ 39... f5 = Pachmann (38...Kc4 39.Kf3 Kd3 /\ e5, g7-g5-g4 = Gligoric) ; 36.Kg4 g6 37.Bb2 e5= Gligoric]

36...Kd5 [36...Kc5 37.Ba3+ Kc4 38.Bf8 g6 39.Be7+- Smith 39...f5 40.Kf4+- Pachmann]

37.Ba3 Ke4 ?? Pachmann [>=37...e5 Smith 38.Kg4 g6 39.Be7 f5+ 40.Kg5 (40.Kf3 Kc4 41.Bd6 Kd5 42.Bb8 a6 43.b6 g5=) 40...Ke4 41.Bc5 (41.Kxg6 f4=; 41.Bd8 Kd5 42.Bc7 Ke4 43.Kxg6 f4 44.exf4 exf4 45.Kf6 f3 46.Bg3 Kd5 47.Bf2 b6 48.Ke7 Kc4 49.Kd7 Kb4 50.Kc6 Kxa4 51.Be1 Kb3 52.Kb7 (52.Kd5 Ka4 53.Kc4 Ka3=) 52...Kc4=) 41...b6? 42.Bxb6! axb6 43.a5!+- Purdy; 37...a6!= 38.b6 (38.bxa6 bxa6=; 38.Bf8 axb5 39.axb5 Ke4 40.Bxg7 (40.Kf2 f5 41.Bxg7 e5 /\ f4 =; 40.Bc5 e5= Purdy) 40...Kxe3 41.Bxf6 b6 42.Bd8 Kd3 43.Bxb6 Kc4=; 38.Kf4 g5+ 39.Kf3 axb5 40.axb5 g4+! 41.Kxg4 Ke4 42.Bc5 e5 43.Kh5 f5 44.Kg6 f4 45.exf4 exf4 46.Kf6 Kd5 47.Bf2 b6!= Purdy) 38...Kc6 39.a5 (39.Bf8 Kxb6 40.Bxg7 Ka5 41.Bxf6 Kxa4 42.Kf4 b5 43.Ke5 b4 44.Kxe6 b3 45.Kd5 Kb4! (45...Ka3?) 46.e4 a5= Purdy) 39...Kd5; 37...Kc4 38.Bf8 Kb3 (38...g6 39.Be7 f5 40.Kf4 Kb3 41.a5 Kc4 42.Kg5! Kxb5 43.Kxg6 Kxa5 44.Kf6+-) 39.Bxg7 (39.a5 Ka4 40.a6 b6 41.Bxg7 Kxb5 42.Bxf6 Kxa6 43.Kf4 Kb5 44.Bd4+- Purdy) 39...Kxa4 40.Bxf6 Kxb5 41.Kf4 Kc4 42.Bd4 /\ 43.Ke5 +- Timman]

38.Bc5! [38.Kf2 Byrne]

38...a6 [38...b6? 39.Bxb6+- axb6 40.a5 bxa5 (40...Kd5 41.a6+-) 41.b6+- Byrne]

39.b6! f5 [39...e5 40.Kg4 (40.Bf8 Kxe3 (40...g6 41.Bh6 f5 42.Kh4 f4 43.exf4 exf4 44.Kg4 f3 45.Kg3+- Purdy) 41.Bxg7 Kd4! 42.Bxf6 Kc5 43.Bd8! Kb4 44.Kf3 Kxa4 45.Ke4 Kb5 46.Kd5! a5!= Prins (46...e4 Botvinnik 47.Kd6 a5 48.Kc7 Ka6 49.Bg5 a4 50.Bc1!+- Purdy) ) 40...g6 (40...Kd5 41.Bf8 g6 42.Be7 Ke6 43.Bd8!+- /\ e4, Kc4 nebst Zugzwang Timman) 41.a5 (41.Kg3! f5 42.Kh4 f4 43.exf4 Kxf4 (43...exf4 44.Kg5+-) 44.Be7! e4 45.Bg5+ Kf3 (45...Kf5 46.Bd2+-) 46.Bc1! e3 47.Kg5 e2 48.Bd2 Kf2 49.Kxg6+- Pachmann; 41.Be7 Kxe3 42.Bxf6 e4 (42...Kd4= Timman) 43.Kg5 Kd3 44.Kxg6 Kc4 45.Kf5 Vergleiche Partie. Gligoric) 41...Kd5 42.Be7 f5+ 43.Kg5 f4 /\ Kc8/Ka8 44.exf4 exf4 45.Kxf4 Ke6 /\ Kc8, Ka8 Byrne; 39...Kd5 40.Bf8 g6 41.Be7 f5 42.Kf4+- Pachmann]

40.Kh4 /\ Kg5-g6-c7 +-

40...f4? Byrne [40...Kd5 41.Bd4 (41.Bb4! Kc6 (41...Ke4 42.Bd2 Kd3 43.Bc1 Kc2 44.Ba3 Kb3 45.Bf8 Kxa4 46.Bxg7 Kb5 47.Kg5+-) 42.Ba5! Kc5 43.Kg5 Kc4 44.Kg6 Kd3 45.Kxg7 Kxe3 46.Kf6+- Pachmann; 41.Ba3? Kc6 42.Bb2 Kxb6 43.Bxg7 Kc5 44.Kg5 Kd5 45.Kf4 b5 46.a5 b4 47.Bb2 Kc4 48.Ke5 Kd3 49.Kxe6 Kxe3 50.Kxf5= Pachmann; 41.Be7 Kc4 (41...Ke4 42.Bg5 g6 43.Kg3 e5 44.Bh6 Kd5!= Wade) 42.Bg5 e5 /\ f4 = Gligoric; 41.Bf8 g6 42.Kg5 Ke4 43.Kf6! Kxe3 44.Kxe6 Kd4 45.Kd7 f4 46.Bd6 f3 47.Bg3+-) 41...e5 42.Bc3 f4! (42...Ke4 43.Kg5 f4 44.exf4= Gligoric) 43.exf4 exf4 44.Kg4 Kc5 45.a5 (45.Ba5 g5 46.Kxg5 Kd6 47.Kxf4 Kd7 48.Kf5 Kc8; 45.Ba5 g5) 45...g5 46.Kxg5 Kd6 47.Kxf4 Kd7 48.Kf5 Kc8 /\ Kb8, Ka8 Byrne 49.Be5 Kd8 50.Ke6 Kc8 51.Bd6 Kd8 52.Bc7+ Kc8=]

41.exf4 Kxf4 42.Kh5! Kf5 [42...g5 43.Kg6! g4 (43...Kg4 44.Kf6 e5 45.Bd6+- Gligoric) 44.Bd6+ e5 45.Kf6 g3 46.Bxe5+ Kf3 47.Ke7 g2 48.Bd4+- /\ Kb7 Byrne; 42...e5 43.Kg6 e4 44.Kxg7 e3 45.Bxe3+ Kxe3 46.Kf6 Kd4 47.Ke6 Kc4 48.a5+- Purdy]

43.Be3 [‹43.Bf2 g5 44.Be3 g4 45.Kh4 Ke4 Timman; 43.Be7+- Timman]

43...Ke4 [43...g6+ 44.Kh6 Kf6 45.Bd2 Kf5 46.Bg5 e5 47.Bd2 Kf6 48.Be3 Kf5 49.Bg5+- Zugzwang. Pachmann]

44.Bf2 [44.Bc1+- Botvinnik 44...Kf5 (44...Kd3? 45.Kg6 Kc2 46.Kxg7! Kxc1 47.Kf6+-; 44...Kd5 45.Kg6 Kc5 46.Be3+ Kb4 47.Kf7 (47.Kxg7? Kxa4 48.Kf6 Kb5 49.Kxe6 Kc6= Wade) 47...Kxa4 48.Kxe6 Kb5 49.Kd7 a5 50.Kc7 Ka6 51.Bd4 g5 52.Bf6 g4 53.Be5 a4 54.Bd6+- Purdy) 45.Bg5 e5 46.Bc1 e4 47.Be3 Vgl. Partie]

44...Kf5 45.Bh4 e5 [45...g6+ 46.Kh6 e5 47.Bg5 e4 48.Bd2 Kf6 49.Be3 Kf5 50.Bg5 Zugzwang +- Byrne]

46.Bg5 e4 47.Be3 Kf6 [47...g6+ 48.Kh4 Kf6 49.Kg4+- Byrne]

48.Kg4 Ke5 49.Kg5 Kd5 50.Kf5 a5 [50...Kc4 51.Kxe4 Kb4 52.Kd5 Kxa4 53.Kd6 /\ 54... Kc7 Byrne]

51.Bf2 Zugzwang [51.Bd2? Kc5 52.Bxa5 e3= Timman]

51...g5 52.Kxg5 Kc4 53.Kf5 Kb4 54.Kxe4 Kxa4 55.Kd5 Kb5 56.Kd6 [56.Kd6 a4 57.Kc7 Ka6 58.Bc5 Kb5 59.Bf8 Ka6 60.Be7+-] 1-0

Nigel Short Speaks Out


Nigel Short, MBE (Member of British Empire) (born June 1, 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is often regarded as the strongest British chess player of the 20th century. He became a Grandmaster at age 19, and challenged for the World Championship against Garry Kasparov at London 1993. A very active player, Short with a rating of ‘2683’ remains in the world's top 30 players, and continues to enjoy international success. He is also the President of Commonwealth Chess Association.

CyberChess convener -International Master Lanka Ravi met Nigel Short on 9th September 2007 in Liverpool,UK and interviewed him after the event was over on the last day. Mr.Short speaks about FIDE -Anand issue, Players Chess Associations etc.,





Super Grand Master Nigel Short

"It was impossible to come to an agreement with All India Chess Federation as the negotiations were lengthy , too much time was taken from Indian side to reply and ...


Lanka Ravi(LR ): Greetings from Cyberchess! How did you feel about the UK China match?

Nigel Short: China won the match and of course with a large margin.



LR: What is the match system and did you play in this kind of match systems before?
Nigel Short: The UK vs China match was a Scheveningen tournament. The format of the match was a Scheveningen for the first six boards (each player meets all six opponents once); and similar for the women's boards (each to play both opponents three times).This is the first time I played in such a tournament and these are rare and unusual events.

Entry to the concert hall of St.George Hall



LR:In your opinion, what is the good thing about having this match?

Nigel Short: It will be for the promotion of chess and definitely for friendly ties between the countries. This match has generated tremendous publicity and thousands of chess players logged on to the internet to see the match games live.

During the Mayors speech.

LR: Why only one country participated?

Nigel Short: No no no, this tournament was supposed to be a four nation tournament and the teams invited were China, European Union and India as well.



LR: Really? Then how did it turn out to be that only China was there?

Nigel Short: I came to know that it was impossible to come to an agreement with All India Chess Federation...

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